Published on : 07/22/2024
Following statements made in the press over the last few hours about the weight of Guillaume Martin's bike at the end of a testing stage, the Cofidis team would like to clarify the characteristics of the equipment used by its teams.
"State-of-the-art equipment developed by our partners‘ engineers"
The bikes used by all the riders were designed in conjunction with our performance department and our partners' design and research departments. Some of our riders played an active role in the design process, contributing their expertise and feedback to ensure that the team had access to high-tech equipment. The weight of the bikes is an important consideration, but it is not the only factor affecting performance. The bike used by Guillaume Martin has been fitted with specific equipment to ensure that it weighs no more than 7.4kg, which is slightly less than the average weight of the best riders in the peloton. With the LOOK 795 Blade RS frames, our riders benefit from cutting-edge equipment developed by our partners' engineers, offering a stiffness/aerodynamics/weight ratio that has been approved by our riders for over a year. We are convinced that this performance has enabled us and will enable us to compete with our rivals. We have also won the 2023 Tour de France, the 2023 Vuelta and the 2024 Giro with this same bike, and have just finished once again as the highest-placed French rider overall in the 2024 Tour de France. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our partners, and in particular the LOOK Cycle and CORIMA brands, for their confidence and the involvement of their teams, who work alongside us to develop the best equipment for our riders.